I don't know how many people told me NOT to write Brazen Angel. An editor at a conference. More than one agent. Critic partners. Contest judges. Every single one of them said that any story set around the French Revolution wasn't romantic, would never sell. One of my...
Elizabeth Boyle
8 Ways to Maximize Your Writing Time
If you are like me, your writing time is both precious and never long enough. So here are some of my methods to make sure you are getting the most pages out of your limited time. 1) Stop reading email, Tweets, Facebook, Instagram, et al. Okay, maybe that's a little...
Have You Met: Avon Addict: Aemelia M
Welcome, Avon Addict Aemelia. If you don't know Aemelia, here are some things to get you started... 1) What is the very first romance novel that you read? It was TAME THE RISING TIDE by Virginia Morgan, I found it on the bookshelf of my best friend's mom one morning...
TBT: No Marriage of Convenience
This book, No Marriage of Convenience, was originally slated as the follow-up to Brazen Angel, and was to be the story of Emma’s illegitimate daughter, Riley. However, my Dell editor at the time passed on the idea and wanted me to write Brazen Heiress instead. When...
5 Things with Ellie McDonald
Welcome to the blog, Ellie Macdonald, author of The Governess Club series! Here are 5 things you probably didn't know about Ellie: 1) Did you have a nickname growing up? My family called me The Mad Hatter because of my quick temper as a child and it’s also a play on...
Have You Met: Avon Addict Jody, aka Joder
Jody hosts the popular blog, Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess where she shares her love of books, amongst other things (as well as keeping a great list of giveaways--so if you like contests...). But before you dash off to visit her blog, let me introduce,...